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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The eleventh sutta of the Sutta Nipata.

According to Buddhaghosa (SNA.i.241f), this sutta was preached on two occasions: once to Janapadakalyani Nanda, following her attainment of sotapatti, in order to help her to higher attainment- and again when the Buddha took the monks to the funeral of Sirima, sister of Jivaka. The sutta is also called the Kayavicchandanika Sutta.

The sutta is a discourse on the foul nature of the body, full of impurities flowing in nine streams; when dead, nobody cares for it. Only a monk, possessed of wisdom, understands it and reflects on its worthlessness. SN. vs. 193-206; cf. J.i.146.

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. Contains the story of Maras temptation of Vijaya Theri. S.i.130.

context information

Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Partial matches: Sutta, Vijaya.

Full-text: Kayavicchandanaka Sutta.

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Biography (6) Nandā Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]

Part 2 - The Vijaya Sutta and its Translation < [Chapter 34a - The Buddha’s Seventeenth Vassa at Veḷuvana]

Part 3 - Story of A Male Lay Devotee < [Chapter 34a - The Buddha’s Seventeenth Vassa at Veḷuvana]

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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)

Medical Principles (In Early Buddhist Scriptures) < [Chapter 3 - Concepts of Health and Disease]

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